Bucket, pail, or the like



` A. G. SCHERER n BUCKET, FAIL, OR THE LIKE Fiied Aug. s, 1921 .0% f@ Z a3 im!! .1% o

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UITE ALBERT G. SCHERER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE EXCELSIOR STEEL FURNACE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BUCKET, FAIL, OR THE LIKE.

Application sied August s, 1921. serial No. 490,441.

To all whom it may concer/ft.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. SCHERER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Bucket, Fail, or the like, of which the following is a full, clear, and .exact description.

My invention relates to buckets, pails, and like receptacles, and has more particular reference to the type of bucket. which is provided with a pouring spout to facilitate the directing and discharge of' the fluid when being poured, and is also provided with a guard or hood to prevent the water flowing over the edges of the receptacle adjacent the spout when the bucket is tilted.

Among the objects ofvmy invention are the provision of a pouring spout for a bucket or pail that is of a special and novel construction that particularly adapts it for the use for which it is designed and which is suitably reinforced so that the liability of the spout becoming loose from the bucket wall is reduced to a minimum. Another object is the provision of means that will-permit the bucket spout to be rested or supported upon the receptacle into which the fluid is poured and at the same time permit the bucket to be held by only one hand during this pouring operation. A further object is the provision of means upon the pouring spout that is adapted to engage the edge of the receptacle into which the uid is poured and prevent the spout from moving into or slipping off the edge of the receptacle upon which it is resting. Other objects will be apparent to those skilled in this art, and I prefer to carry out my invention in substantially the manner hereinafter set forth, 1reference being now made to the accompanying drawings that form a portion of this specification.

In the drawings: l

Figure 1 is a vertical side view of my improved bucket and pail.

Figure 2 is a view of the spout and a fragmental portion of the bucket showing the same in a tilted position for pouring.

Figure 3 is a fragmental view of the front of the pouring spout.

Figure 4 is an inside elevation, being a section on line 4 4, Figure 1, showing the specific manner of securing the spout to the bucket or pail wall.

Figure 1, it will be seen the bucket preferably comprisesa cylindrical wall 5, to the lower edge whereof is seamed or otherwise y suitably secured the bottom 6 the edge of which conforms to the shape of the lower edge of the wall. The top of the bucket is open except that portion which is covered by the hood or guard 7, and, as seen in the drawings, this hood or guard 7 isdomeshaped or conveXed and is slightly less than half the width of the opening of the top of the bucket. The upper edges of the walls are beaded or rolled over or Vwired to provide a rim 8 of any well-known type, and the hood or guard 7 has its outer segmental shaped edge 9 turned over and tucked slightly under the rim 8 just described. A bale 10 of any suitable type, preferably of heavy gagewire, is secured to the upper portion of the bucket wall by oppositely arranged hangers 11 and a handle or lift 12 is secured to the lower portion of the rear segment of the wall 5,

to facilitate yholding the bucket whenv pouring. j y

`The pouring spout 13 that I have designed is preferable frustum-pyramidal in shape, that is the four walls thereof taper or converge inwardly towards each other in an upward direction. An aperture or discharge opening 14 ofy irregular outline such as an inverted keystone, is made in the upper portion of the cylindrical wall, preferably just below the bead or rim 8, and the portion of the spout that is secured to the bucket corresponds with the dimensions and shape of this opening. The rear wall 15 of the spout is relatively short, and its lower edge meets and rests against rim 8 where the latter bridges the opening of the bucket wall and is preferably soldered or otherwise secured thereto. The front wall 16 of the spout is somewhat longer than rear wall 15, and as shown in the drawings, extends down to the lower edge of the opening 14 where it is provided with a lip or flange 17 that fits flat against the outside surface of the cylindrical wall of. the bucket just below the lower edge of opening 14, so that the outer spout wall 16 forms practically an oblique continuation of the bucket wall. This arrangement of the rbucket wall.

spout walls permits the bucket to be entirely drained of its contents when it is tipped for pouring as there are no obstructions vin the path of the flow of the fluid. The side walls 18 of the spout which connect the edges of the front and rear walls are of a Vshape substantially as shown in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings, and the edges of these side walls where they meet with and join the bucket wall are provided with lips or flanges 19 which are preferably straight unbent extensions of theside walls at the time they are inserted into the opening 14 adjacent the vertical portions or sides of the latter, but after being so inserted, these lips or flanges 19 are turned back upon the inside of the bucket walls as shown in Figure 1, and secured thereto in any suitable manner preferably by soldering or otherwise. This forms a rigid connection between the spout walls and the bucket wall and braces the spout structure in -a very substantial manner.

I have provided other means for bracing the spout and bucket walls by the use of a strap or strip of metal 2O that extends down from the discharge end of the spout to the lower portion of the bucket wall and is rigidly and firmly secured to these parts. This strap may be either riveted, spot-welded, or soldered to the metal forming the spout and bucket walls and it is bent obliquely at 21 to correspond with and lit the angle formed at the juncture of the spout wall with the The upper end of strap 20 is bent laterally to provide a projection 22 that extends out substantially horizontally from the mouth or discharge end of the spout which may be utilized for the 'purpose of providing` means for preventing the spout slipping back or olf the vessel upon which it is resting. I may also provide the strap with a second or additional projection 23 which is made by bending out a portion of the metal thereof between suitably made slots until this portion extends out laterally and substantially parallel with the projection 22. This latter projection is for the purpose of preventing Athe spout being moved to far forward into the receptacle into which it is discharging, and the two elements 22 and 23 are so arranged that the structure adapts itself readily for use in connection with the lilling of radiators of motor vehicles in the manner shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, wherein it will be seen that the lilling tube of the radiator is positioned between the projections 22 and 23, and when the bucket is tilted to discharge the water into the tube the bucket may be held by one hand grasping the handle 12 during the operation and the spout willnot slip in either direction from the edge of th radiator tube.

The drawings accompanying this specification are, in a sense, diagrammatic to illustrate a typical embodiment of my invention and shows the same in connection with a metal bucket or pail, but it will be understood that the structure I have'herein discl'osed may be modified without materially departing from the scope of the appended claims.

`What I claim as new is 1. rllhe combination with a receptacle having a discharge opening adjacent its top,

a spout surrounding said opening and se cured to the receptacle adjacent thereto, a reinforcing strap secured to said spout and extended down upon and secured to said receptacle, and a lateral projection upon the upper portion of said strap adjacent the lip ofosaid spout.

2. The combination with a receptacle having a discharge opening adjacent its top, a spout surrounding said opening and secured to the receptacle adjacent thereto, a reinforcing strap secured to said spout and eX- tended down upon and secured to said receptacle, and spaced integral projections eX- tended laterally from the upper portion ofr said strap whereby when said spout is rested upon a receptacle between said projections the latter will prevent said spout being moved longitudinally.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 2nd day of August, 1921.

ALBERT Gr. SCHERER.

lVitness FLORENCE MITCHELL. 

